Stolen Phones from Creamfields Festival Appear to be Returned to Same Address in London

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Police are investigating a number of reports of mobile phones being stolen from the Creamfields festival in Daresbury, with the devices turning up at the same address in Barking, East London. Several individuals who attended the festival have reported that their phones were stolen while they were in the crowd of nearly 80,000 people. The victims used the Apple iCloud app to track the location of their phones and discovered that they were all at the same address. Kim O'Rielly, a 41-year-old from Runcorn, believes that the thefts may have been part of an organized operation, citing the fact that dozens of festival-goers reported similar incidents. However, police have stated that they have found no indication of organized groups being involved in the thefts.

Key Takeaways:

  • At least 5 individuals have reported having their mobile phones stolen at the Creamfields festival in Daresbury.
  • The victims used the Apple iCloud app to track the location of their phones and discovered that they were all at the same address in Barking, East London.
  • The thefts occurred while the victims were in the crowd of nearly 80,000 people, with reported incidents including one during the David Guetta set.
  • Kim O'Rielly, a 41-year-old from Runcorn, believes that the thefts may have been part of an organized operation due to the similarity of the incidents.
  • Cheshire Police have been informed of the incidents and are investigating.
  • Similar incidents have not been reported at other festivals, suggesting that this may be an isolated event.
  • The victims' phones were tracked to the same address in Barking on multiple occasions, including on Wednesday, when they were still at the same location.

Statistics:

  • 5 individuals have reported having their mobile phones stolen at the Creamfields festival in Daresbury.
  • Nearly 80,000 people attended the festival.
  • Dozens of festival-goers reported similar incidents of phone theft.
  • The phones were tracked to the same address in Barking on multiple occasions.
  • Cheshire Police are investigating the incidents.

Sources:

  • "Police are investigating after a number of mobile phones suspected to have been stolen from the Creamfields festival appear to have turned up at the same address." (The ECHO, [no date])
  • "They each logged onto their Apple iCloud to track the location of their missing phones through an app." (The ECHO, [no date])
  • "Kim said: 'It was my 19-year-old daughter Ellie's phone that was taken. It was on the Sunday night during the David Guetta set, it was the last set of the night at around 10.20pm.'" (The ECHO, [no date])
  • "A similar theft happened to 19-year-old Isabel Margaret-Cole, from Wirral." (The ECHO, [no date])